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Sara Kross
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Welcome Ananya!
We're very excited to welcome Ananya Agnihotri to the lab! Ananya is interested in studying the role of birds in agriculture ecosystems....
Sara Kross
Jun 18, 20241 min read
New Paper! Understanding patterns of bird damage to kiwifruit
Jordan Hollinshead published her MSc research "Orchard management factors affecting rates of bud damage to kiwifruit orchards" in the...
Sara Kross
May 25, 20241 min read
In the news: Native trees on Canterbury farms could bring birdsong back - research
Our work on understanding the role of hedgerows on farms in Aotearoa NZ was recently covered in the NZ Herald (and other outlets).
Sara Kross
Feb 29, 20241 min read
New paper: raptor perches in rangelands
Sara recently published a paper in the journal Rangelands about an experiment we carried out at Dye Creek Reserve- a working cattle ranch...
Sara Kross
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Welcome Mary Buford!
Mary Buford (MB) Turnage joined our team to start her PhD at the University of Canterbury in December 2023. Mary Buford is combining...
Sara Kross
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Fully funded PhD position in habitat connectivity (now filled)
Want to join the team? We have an fully-funded scholarship for a student to undertake doctoral research investigating the role of linear...
Sara Kross
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Welcome Fergus!
Fergus Lowen is working on his masters research to study habitat use of farmland birds on the Canterbury Plains during the breeding...
Sara Kross
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Cover owl
Our paper, 'Banding records of nestling barn owls reveal optimal timing for nest box maintenance in California' was published AND...
Sara Kross
May 1, 20221 min read
Welcome Jordan!
Jordan Hollinshead is working on her masters research in Hawke's Bay New Zealand to understand patterns of bird damage to buds in...
Sara Kross
Oct 28, 20211 min read
New paper: Centering Equity in Sustainable Food Systems Education
In 2020, Sara co-taught a course called Food Ecology & Globalization at Columbia University with Eleanor Sterling, Sharon Akabas, and...
Sara Kross
Jul 12, 20211 min read
At Orchards and Vineyards, Birds Are Outperforming Pesticides
Our research (alongside many of Ryan Bourbour's incredible photography) was featured in an article by Greg Breining in this months'...
Sara Kross
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Sara Joins the Wild Farm Alliance Board of Directors
We've been working with the Wild Farm Alliance for years now on their campaigns to spread the word on the benefits of birds and other...
Sara Kross
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Spiders!
Breanna Jordan was in the field this summer- collecting spiders for an experiment to better understand the effects of sublethal pesticide...
Sara Kross
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Fieldwork in the Hudson Valley
Andie Muñoz is starting fieldwork on a project funded by the Hudson Valley Farm Hub to understand the effects of a single bird community...
Sara Kross
May 12, 20211 min read
New paper on applying behavioral science to biodiversity management in agricultural landscapes
Sara Kross is a co-author on a new paper with Hilary Byerly, Meredith Niles, and Brendan Fisher: Applications of behavioral science to...
Sara Kross
Apr 21, 20211 min read
New paper on farmer and scientist perceptions of agri-environmental schemes
Sara Kross' co-authored a paper led by Bea Maas, Yvonne Fabian, and Annett Richter, Divergent farmer and scientist perceptions of...
Sara Kross
Dec 1, 20171 min read
A bustle in the hedgerow
This project, led by Sacha Heath at UC Davis and in collaboration with Audubon California, the National Audubon Society, and The Nature ...
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